thats a rippin' set 2 and a scorching first version of touch. was lucky to be at this show and even more lucky to get backstage that night, and hard core fans intuitively knew -- immediately -- touch was gonna be big -- just not how big :) "we will get by" is what it's all about and they nailed the music, the lyrics and the message. the marketplace did the rest as was the case with all of the dead's best tunes.

Anyone know why they waited until this show (practically mid-tour) to bust out Touch?

The very unusual Playing opener. Usually kkept for special occasions and short benefits sets. Hard to know why they rolled out with it this night. They liked the Playing > Crazy Fingers - did again shortly after this to open a show. But you can see that they were left wondering where to go from there - I mean Little Red Rooster is nice and all, but not the same vehicle. Which likely explains why it didn't happen too much - I think they definitely understood pacing.

Starts out AUD on the first two tracks but changes to full SBD during Dupree's. Very nice sound and good lineup.

One of my favorite shows of this era was 9-21-82. I am listening to this now and I will review it later. Already LOVE THE SET LIST